Reducing post-mixing aggression and skin lesions in weaned pigs by application of a synthetic maternal pheromone

Animal Welfare

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-255

  Guy, J H ^a   Burns, S E ^a   Barker, J M ^a   Edwards, S A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Animal welfare; Behaviour; Pheromone; Pig; Weaning

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE; SUILENCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; SKIN DEFECT; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 68349101890     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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